switchgear
switchgear noun: a device used to control, meter, protect, and regulate electronics as part of electricity generation, transmission, and distribution.
Noun
switchgear (countable and uncountable, plural switchgears)
- A device used to control, meter, protect, and regulate electronics as part of electricity generation, transmission, and distribution.
- The track-sectioning cabins house not only switchgear for the traction current, but also transformers to provide power supplies to the signalling equipment.1961 December, “Planning the London Midland main-line electrification”, in Trains Illustrated, page 722
switchgear meaning in Tamil
switchgear in Tamil
- ஆள்கியர்
Forms of switchgear
| plural | switchgears |
|---|---|
| alternative form | switch gear |
Origin of switchgear
From switch + gear.
Questions about switchgear
- What does switchgear mean?
- Switchgear means a device used to control, meter, protect, and regulate electronics as part of electricity generation, transmission, and distribution.
- What is switchgear in Tamil?
- Switchgear in Tamil is ஆள்கியர். See Switchgear meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is switchgear?
- Switchgear is a noun.
- What is the plural of switchgear?
- The plural of switchgear is switchgears.
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